Fence-post



(No Model.)

P. & W. J. BROGAN.

FENCE POST.

No. 395,541. Patented Jan. 1, 1889.

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N, PETERS. PhvlaLithcgnphcr, Washinglnn. l1 Q lUNTTnn dTATEs FRANUIS HROGAN ANT) WILLIAM J.

FENCE PATENT Trier.

POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 395,541, dated January 1, 1889.

Application filed eptember 2'7, 1888. Serial No. 286,595. (No model.)

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Be it known that we, FHANUis BROGANalHl l \VILLIAM J. HROGAN, citizens of the United States, residing at .ll'artlord, in the county of Lyon and State of Kansasflmve invented certain new and useful improvements in Fencelosts; and we do hereby declare the following to be a Full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a iperiains to make and use the same.

This invention relates partieularl y to fenceposts, and has For its object to provide a cheap, durable, and simple post adapted to the wants of farmers; and it consists of a post and a clamp-bar having claws on one end, whereby a rock or stone or other hard and durable material may be tightly held between the end of the post and clamp by means of a screwbolt passing through the bar and post.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective VlQW of our improved device having a wooden postsecured thereto ready to be sunk in the earth; Fig. 9, a like view of one form of iron post, and Fig. i} a like View of a modified form of iron post.

A represents the lower portion of a wooden post, which may be ot. almost any desired shape or :form, (cord-wood may be used, if desired,) to the lower end of which a stone or rock, B, is rigidly secured by means of the clamp-bar C. This clamp-bar has a V-shaped notch cut in one end, and the prongs or claws a formed thereby are turned or bent inwardly and filed or otherwise reduced, so as to form sharp points adapted to grasp any hard substance against which they may be pressed. At its other end the bar is bent or curved toward the post on a right angle to its body and is adapted to press with its end against the post. About midway the bar a perforation is formed, through which a screw-bolt, D, is passed, which also passes through the post A and has a nut, I), run thereon.

In Fig. 2, E represents an iron post which is adapted to be used in connection with our improved clamp. This post is made in the form of a half-tube inthe direction of its length out of any light metal, and rests against the rock or stone, B, with its edges e, the bolt D passing through the clamp C and through a perforation in the post E to hold the stone in place between the post and clamp, as shown.

In Fig. 3 we show another form of post, 1 which, like post E, is made of metal of suitable weight in the term sho\\'uthat is, an upright fiat bar, g having a similar piece, 71, cast with or secured to the edge of bar 9 in any desired manner at right angles to the same, forming in cross-section a figure simi lar to the letter T. "his post is secured to the rock or stone by the clamp with its piece 7L resting against the stone, a bolt, I), being employed similar to that shown in l igs. 1 and 2. The object of these iron posts is to provide a durable yet light and inexpensive post of sufficient strength, to which wire or other material may be secured to make a neat and durable fence.

in opm'ation. the stones are first buried in the earth at suitable distances apart on the line of the proposed fence, with a portion of the same projecting a suitable distance above the earth and the end of the post held against the side of the stone. The clamp-bar is then adjusted with its lower flat portion and its claws resting against the stone and the latter projecting up to, or nearly to, the screwbolt, and the curved end of the bar resting against the post. The screw bolt is then passed through the perforation in bar and post and the nut run on the bolt, the latter being tightly screwed on by means of a spanner or wrench until the stone firmly grasped between the end of the post and the clampba-r, while the claws take a firm grasp thereon to prevent its movement. If desired, the parts may be brought together, as described, before the-stone is sunk in the earth. By means of this ela1np-bar any shaped rock or stone may be used just as it is found without any dressing or other preparation whatever, and the rock may vary three or more inches in thickness without a like change in the clamp bar, while the latter not only holds the parts rigidly together, but also forms a brace for the post. It will be seen. that the end of the post,

being thus raised above the earthand yethaving a firm foundation therein, is not so liable to decay in the ease of wooden posts, while the simplicity of the device enables it to be put together rapidly by the most ineX- perienced person.

Having" thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the post, the clamp-bar having a curved upper end, and claws form ed on its lower end, a stone or rock held between said post and clamp-bar, a serew-bolt passing through said bar and post, and a nut whereby said clamp-bar may be drawn tightly against said stone or rock to bind the same firmly against the post, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with an iron fencepost and a suitable base, of the clamp-bar having a curved upper end and a straight or flat I 5 lower end terminatingin a bent and sharpened claw, a screw-bolt passing through said bar and post, and a nut for tightening the same, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the half-tubular iron post, the curved clamp having one end rest- 20 big against said post, and the belt for scouring said post and clamp together, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS BROGAN. \VILLIAM .T. l-lROGi \Vitnesses:

GEO. AN'lRlM, L. G. KNIGHT. 

